Loterie au profit de la Sociètè Israëlite soutenant la dépense nécessaire pour le mariage des Orphelines Juives

AUCTION 33 | Tuesday, June 20th, 2006 at 1:00

Fine Judaica: Including Hebrew Printed Books, Manuscripts, & Autograph Letters

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Lot 99

(OTTOMAN EMPIRE)

Loterie au profit de la Sociètè Israëlite soutenant la dépense nécessaire pour le mariage des Orphelines Juives

Single printed page, with coupon attached. 4to

Smyrna (Izmir): B. Tatikian 6th February, 1874

Est: $800 - $1,200

This lottery ticket, printed in five languages - Armenian, French, Greek, Ladino (Judeo-Español), Osmanli (Turkish in Arabic characters) - attests to the multi-national character of the city of Smyrna (Izmir) under the old Ottoman Empire. The proceeds of the lottery were to benefit a fund to support Jewish orphaned brides